One of my family members recently had a career change. Teaching is not that bad a career choice (if you compare with what difficulty a person with a Journalism or BA(Languages) degree may find work).

Teaching has a couple of advantages:

- The entry requirements are not that high.

- The degree program is not that demanding.

- There is always employment (compare that with journalism or pharmacology in some countries).

- There is a huge shortage of teachers in 1st world countries. For immigration to some countries a teaching degree can count more than an engineering degree.

- In some countries there are fairly long (paid) holidays for teachers.

- There are a lot of half day (08h00-14h00) positions available. This is especially important for someone with children. - There are generally a lot of bursaries available to fund study and distance study is also a good option.

- Some countries allow abridging studies: a person with another degree can work as a teacher while doing a 1 to 2 year diploma that will make them a fully qualified teacher.